Tag Archive: california

Guest Nomad: Torrey Pines…Hikes, Picnics & Swimming…Oh My!

This week’s “Guest Nomad” is Colleen Lanin. Colleen is the creator and editor of TravelMamas.com, a site for parents who want to travel with children…and stay sane! She is a freelance writer and author of the upcoming book, The Travel Mamas’ Guide. She has written articles for such magazines as Babytalk, San Diego Family, and…

25 Interesting (And Odd) California Facts

A few months ago I wrote a piece called “25 Interesting (And Odd) New York Facts” for my blog. It received many “re-tweets”, a few comments and a lot of clicks to my site. It is still in my top 10 most read blog entries since I posted it back in July. So I figured…

Sunday Travel Shot: Carlsbad, California

New Routes Coming Soon To An Airport Near You

Some people get all worked up over the new fall season of television shows premiering, certain individuals get excited about a new motion picture hitting the silver screen, while others might get overstimulated by the combination of baseball playoffs and the return of the NFL football. But yours truly could care less about all of…

All You Need is Love (And a Passport): 9 Beatle-riffic Destinations

Today is “09-09-09″, and while that may be catchy enough, it has also been dubbed “Beatles Day.” The reason behind the nickname is because the Fab Four’s entire music catalog is being re-released starting today in proper CD digital format. So that means you can get a hold of all the legendary British band’s popular…

JetBlue Thanks Twitter Tweeps With A 20% Off One-Day Sale

When you use Twitter, having followers is pretty important. I mean it would be pretty lame tweeting to yourself. So when JetBlue reached the 1 million follower mark, you know the sort of following that the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Ashton Kutcher enjoy, they felt the need to celebrate. So when you book either…

America’s Best & Worst Airports For 2009

Travel + Leisure Magazine just released it’s list of the United State’s “Best & Worst Airports” for 2009.  They compiled information on flights that departed more than 15 minutes late from the country’s airports between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009 courtesy of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. There are some notable highlights from…

Sales, Sales And More Sales: Airlines Looking To Lure In Fall Travelers

With the summer travel season almost over (sigh), it is time for the airlines to look towards fall travel. Now while fall has always been a soft season for the travel industry, it is going to be especially hard this year to convince people to spend money that many just do not have. Everyday we…